1 Peter 3
1 You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].
Que les femmes aussi soient soumises à leurs maris, afin que même s'il y en a qui n'obéissent point à la parole, ils soient gagnés sans la parole, par la conduite de [leurs] femmes;
2 [They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.
Lorsqu'ils auront vu la pureté de votre conduite, accompagnée de crainte.
3 Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.
Et que leur ornement ne soit point celui de dehors, qui consiste dans la frisure des cheveux, dans une parure d'or, et dans la magnificence des habits;
4 Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.
Mais que leur ornement consiste dans l'homme caché dans le cœur, [c'est-à-dire] dans l'incorruptibilité d'un esprit doux et paisible, qui est d'un grand prix devant Dieu;
5 (The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.
Car c'est ainsi que se paraient autrefois les saintes femmes qui espéraient en Dieu, et qui demeuraient soumises à leurs maris;
6 Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].
Comme Sara, qui obéissait à Abraham, l'appelant [son] Seigneur; de laquelle vous êtes les filles en faisant bien, lors même que vous ne craignez rien de ce que vous pourriez avoir à craindre.
7 You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).
Vous maris aussi, comportez-vous discrètement avec elles, comme avec un vaisseau plus fragile, [c'est-à-dire], féminin, leur portant du respect, comme ceux qui êtes aussi avec elles héritiers de la grâce de vie, afin que vos prières ne soient point interrompues.
8 To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.
Enfin soyez tous d'un même sentiment, remplis de compassion l'un envers l'autre, vous entr'aimant fraternellement, miséricordieux, [et] doux.
9 [When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].
Ne rendant point mal pour mal, ni outrage pour outrage; mais, au contraire, bénissant; sachant que vous êtes appelés à cela, afin que vous héritiez la bénédiction.
10 [Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.
Car celui qui veut aimer sa vie et voir [ses] jours bienheureux, qu'il garde sa langue de mal, et ses lèvres de prononcer aucune fraude;
11 They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,
Qu'il se détourne du mal, et qu'il fasse le bien; qu'il recherche la paix, et qu'il tâche de se la procurer.
12 because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.
Car les yeux du Seigneur sont sur les justes, et ses oreilles [sont attentives] à leurs prières; mais la face du Seigneur est contre ceux qui se conduisent mal.
13 If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]
Or qui est-ce qui vous fera du mal, si vous êtes les imitateurs de celui qui est bon?
14 But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”
Que si toutefois vous souffrez quelque chose pour la justice, vous êtes bienheureux; mais ne craignez point les maux dont ils veulent vous faire peur, et [n'en] soyez point troublés;
15 Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].
Mais sanctifiez le Seigneur dans vos cœurs, et soyez toujours prêts à répondre avec douceur et avec respect à chacun qui vous demande raison de l'espérance qui est en vous.
16 But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.
Ayant une bonne conscience, afin que ceux qui blâment votre bonne conduite en Christ, soient confus en ce qu'ils médisent de vous comme de malfaiteurs.
17 [It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].
Car il vaut mieux que vous souffriez en faisant bien, si la volonté de Dieu est que vous souffriez, qu'en faisant mal.
18 [I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.
Car aussi Christ a souffert une fois pour les péchés, lui juste pour les injustes, afin de nous amener à Dieu; étant mort en la chair mais vivifié par l'Esprit.
19 The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).
Par lequel aussi étant allé, il a prêché aux esprits qui sont dans la prison;
20 Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].
[Et] qui avaient été autrefois incrédules, quand la patience de Dieu les attendait une fois, durant les jours de Noé, tandis que l'Arche se préparait dans laquelle un petit nombre, savoir huit personnes furent sauvées par l'eau.
21 That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].
A quoi aussi maintenant répond la figure qui nous sauve, [c'est-à-dire], le Baptême; non point celui par lequel les ordures de la chair sont nettoyées, mais la promesse faite à Dieu d'une conscience pure, par la résurrection de Jésus-Christ;
22 Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.
Qui est à la droite de Dieu, étant allé au Ciel; [et] auquel sont assujettis les Anges, et les dominations, et les puissances.
